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January 7, 2016
Senator Pushes For Mandatory Cursive Curriculum, Again
Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, continues the fight to place cursive writing back into the curriculum after the Indiana Department of Education made cursive optional in 2011.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2016
Registering Vehicles In Indiana Might Get Easier
Legislation that drastically simplifies the Bureau of Motor Vehicles' complex registration and fee system received positive feedback in Wednesday's initial House committee hearing.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2016
Senate Republicans Will Look To Fund Third Regional Cities Initiative Winner
In April, the General Assembly allocated $84 million - taken from the Tax Amnesty program - to award $42 million each to two regions as part of their Regional Cities Initiative. But the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Gov. Mike Pence instead chose three winners.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2016
$418M Proposal Aims To Provide Immediate Funds For Road Improvement
Initial estimates show that Marion County would receive $49 million, the second largest amount out of the 92 counties. Hamilton County is estimated to receive the largest amount, $56.4 million.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Pence Likely To Weigh In On LGBT Rights During State Of The State Address
With his yearly State of the State address approaching, Gov. Mike Pence says Hoosiers will soon know his position.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Indiana Senate Republicans Will Push For Tougher Drug Dealing Penalties
Senate Republicans will push this session to make it easier for prosecutors to try to convict people as drug dealers.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Veterans Bills Push For More Benefits, Services
House Bill 1057 focuses on improving the lives of homeless Indiana National Guard veterans who do not current qualify for federal benefits. These veterans were placed on active duty service, but did not meet the required length of service to qualify for federal assistance.
Read MoreJanuary 5, 2016
Two Proposals Seek Common Goal Of Ending Meth Production In Indiana
As the 2016 legislative session begins, lawmakers are taking aim at the problem. Two bills will be proposed in hopes of putting an end to meth labs in the state -- one empowers pharmacists to turn away suspicious customers, the other makes drugs containing pseudoephedrine prescription-only.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2016
A Visit to Mayor Hogsett's Office on His First Day
The mayor's office was a little hectic late Monday morning. Locks on doors were being changed, new staffers asking for directions, several news cameras waited for interviews.
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2016
Gov. Pence Unveils His Legislative Agenda
State and local road funding, harsher penalties for drug dealers, and holding schools harmless for a drop in ISTEP scores - those are some of the initiatives Gov. Mike Pence says will be part of his legislative agenda for the upcoming session.
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